DNC Agrees To Give Sanders Greater Influence Over Party Platform

[Purveyor]

Bernie Sanders will be able to claim more sway over the convention in July after the Democratic National Committee partially gave in to his demand for more control over the committee that writes the party's platform.

While DNC rules allow the chair to pick all 15 members of the national convention drafting committee, the organization struck a deal with the two campaigns so that Hillary Clinton will pick six members, Sanders will pick five, and DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz will appoint four, party officials confirmed.

It's short of what Sanders lobbied for — he wrote to Wasserman Schultz suggesting that each campaign pick seven members and that the final member be picked jointly by both campaigns — it's still progress for Sanders, who has had an especially rocky relationship with Wasserman Schultz.

His campaign recently accused the DNC chairwoman of actively trying to undermine his presidential bid from the get-go, while Wasserman Schultz has given Sanders grief for the chaos caused by his supporters at the Nevada state convention earlier this month.

The concession will give Sanders a greater say over the party's platform in July, which will give him a chance to inject his progressive policies in a more lasting way.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2016/05/dnc-bernie-sanders-convention-2016-223477

[Old Codger]

1. Half assed

Attempt at placating all the people that are pissed off that their candidate, who is really the best of the bunch, was fucked over the entire primary season and has literally kicked their asses all over the field..and is still doing that

[RobertEarl]

2. When Hillary drops out

Bernie is gonna run the whole damn show.

The convention is gonna be one happy family, all in for Bernie, our next president.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. Im sure DWS will make sure theres still a call for long prison sentences for medical marijuana users

Not to worry!

[Tavarious Jackson]

5. She does not sit well with me.

I'm supporting Hillary and conclude we can do better.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. She is a train wreck and bad for the brand.

For what its worth, I think Hillary has won the primary despite her "help", not because of it. With friends like these...

[Tavarious Jackson]

8. I agree.

DWS is weighing us down pretty heavy.

[cali]

4. This is great news.

[underthematrix]

9. Bernie picked the hated Cornel West for

the DNC platform committee and twitter is calling Bernie every thing but a child of God and I'm having fun retweeting all of it.

[AgingAmerican]

10. They are beginning to realize they have blown it

And are now furiously backpedaling to get Sanders supporters votes after insulting and driving them from the party for the last year.

[seabeyond]

11. Just for this ungracious, "gave in to his demand". I would renege.